Impressions, Reflections and Experiences from my Year in Iraq

September 2008

September 22, 2008

This is just a quick update to let everyone know I am doing well in Baghdad. I haven't been able to submit blog entries because the ISP on the base went down shortly after arriving. Hopefully blogs will resume with more frequency. I am going to keep it brief for now and leave everyone with a few pics from my first sandstorm. The hazy orange pics were taken just before sunset, no lens filters were used. It was surreal like being on the surface of Mars.

THE PERFUME PALACE DURING THE SANDSTORM

THE BA'ATH PARTY HEADQUARTERS THAT AFTERNOON

THE FORMER BA'ATH PARTY HEADQUARTERS AT SUNSET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SANDSTORM

OUTSIDE MY HUMBLE LIVING QUARTERS

LIVING QUARTERS (the concrete walls are there to protect against incoming mortars)